Harrow Road, W2

Harrow Road is one of the main arterial roads of London, leading northwest out of the capital.

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The world’s first underground train
The very first underground train left Paddington on the new Metropolitan Railway bound for Farringdon Street.

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Parkers Row, SE1 Added: 9 Jan 2025 18:51 GMT	Parkers Row, SE1 My great great grandmother, and her soon to be husband, lived in Parker’s Row before their marriage in St James in June 1839. Thier names were - Jane Elizabeth Turner and Charles Frederick Dean. She was a hat trimmer and he was a tailor. Reply
Lindsay Trott Lockside, E14 Added: 1 Jan 2025 17:55 GMT	Lockside not on 1939 Register I have the Denby family living in Lockside in 1938 but it does not appear on the 1939 Register. Reply
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Dave Hinves Bacon Street, E1 Added: 27 Nov 2024 03:55 GMT	he was a School Teacher Henry sailed from Graves End 1849 on ’The Woodbridge’ arrived South Australia 1850. In 1858 he married Julia Ann Walsh at Burra, South Australia, they had 3 children, and 36 grand children. Died 24 June 1896 at Wilmington, South Australia. He is my 1st cousin 3x removed. Reply
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NEARBY LOCATIONS OF NOTE

Bishop’s Bridge Bishop’s Bridge, sometimes known as Paddington Bridge, is a road bridge which carries Bishop’s Bridge Road across the rail approaches to Paddington station

Bishop’s Bridge

Harrow Road bridge Harrow Road once spanned the River Westbourne at this point.

Harrow Road bridge

Kilburn Aqueduct Some way from the area now called Kilburn, the Kilburn Aqueduct of the Grand Union Canal spanned the River Westbourne.

Kilburn Aqueduct

Paddington The first underground railway station in the world ran from Paddington on 10 January 1863 as the terminus of the Metropolitan Railway’s route from Farringdon.

Paddington

Paddington Fire Station Paddington Fire Station was situated at 492-498 Edgware Road.

Paddington Fire Station

Paddington Green Children’s Hospital The Paddington Green Children’s Hospital opened in August 1883.

Paddington Green Children’s Hospital

River Westbourne The Westbourne is one of the lost rivers of London.

River Westbourne

Royal Oak Royal Oak is a station on the Hammersmith and City Line, between Westbourne Park and Paddington stations, and is the least used station on the Hammersmith and City line.

Royal Oak

St Mary’s Hospital, London St Mary’s Hospital is a hospital in Paddington, founded in 1845.

St Mary’s Hospital, London

Warwick Avenue Warwick Avenue is an area, street and a Bakerloo Line tube station near Little Venice.

Warwick Avenue

Westbourne Green The story of the building of a suburb.

Westbourne Green

Westbourne Lodge Westbourne Lodge appeared in one of the earliest photographs in London.

Westbourne Lodge

NEARBY STREETS

Abourne Street, W9 Before the Second World War, Abourne Street had been called Netley Street (Maida Hill)

Abourne Street, W9

Adpar Street, W2 Adpar Street is a street in Paddington (Edgware Road)

Adpar Street, W2

Africa House, W2 Africa House is a block on Blomfield Villas (Paddington)

Africa House, W2

Amberley Mews, W9 Amberley Mews starred as Tom Riley’s home in the 1950 movie "The Blue Lamp" (Little Venice)

Amberley Mews, W9

Aubrey House, W2 Aubrey House is a block on Maida Avenue (Little Venice)

Aubrey House, W2

Barnwood Close, W9 Barnwood Close replaced a set of canal-side industrial buildings (Little Venice)

Barnwood Close, W9

Bishop’s Bridge Road, W2 Bishop’s Bridge Road, now a main thoroughfare, began life as a footpath (Paddington)

Bishop’s Bridge Road, W2

Blomfield Mews, W2 Blomfield Mews is a road in the W2 postcode area (Little Venice)

Blomfield Mews, W2

Blomfield Road, W9 Blomfield Road is the road running beside the canal on the Little Venice side (Little Venice)

Blomfield Road, W9

Blomfield Villas, W2 Blomfield Villas is a road in the W2 postcode area (Little Venice)

Blomfield Villas, W2

Boscobel Street, NW8 Boscobel Street is named after a nearby pub called the Royal Oak (St John’s Wood)

Boscobel Street, NW8

Bourne Terrace, W2 Bourne Terrace is part of the Warwick Estate in Paddington and has 38 properties. (Westbourne Green)

Bourne Terrace, W2

Braithwaite Tower, W2 Braithwaite Tower is a block on Hall Place (Little Venice)

Braithwaite Tower, W2

Brewers Court, W2 Brewers’ Court was finished in 1976 (Paddington)

Brewers Court, W2

Bristol Gardens, W9 Bristol Gardens is an extension southeastwards of Shirland Road (Little Venice)

Bristol Gardens, W9

Brunel House, W2 Brunel House is a block on Westbourne Terrace (Paddington)

Brunel House, W2

Caernarvon House, W2 The 1955-built Caernarvon House is on the Hallfield Estate (Paddington)

Caernarvon House, W2

Campbell House, W2 Campbell House is a block on Hall Place (Edgware Road)

Campbell House, W2

Canalside Walk, W2 Canalside Walk is a location in London (Paddington)

Canalside Walk, W2

Celbridge Mews, W2 Celbridge Mews is a street in Paddington (Royal Oak)

Celbridge Mews, W2

Charfield Court, W9 Charfield Court is part of the 1972 Amberley Estate (Little Venice)

Charfield Court, W9

Chichester Road, W2 Chichester Road is a road in the W2 postcode area (Little Venice)

Chichester Road, W2

Churchfield House, W2 Churchfield House is a block on Hall Place (Edgware Road)

Churchfield House, W2

Clarendon Gardens, W9 Clarendon Gardens is a street in Maida Vale (Little Venice)

Clarendon Gardens, W9

Clearwell Drive, W9 Clearwell Drive is a newer street, roughly built over the line of the former Amberley Mews (Little Venice)

Clearwell Drive, W9

Cleveland Terrace, W2 Cleveland Terrace is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Cleveland Terrace, W2

Clifton Gardens, W9 Clifton Gardens is a road in the W9 postcode area (Little Venice)

Clifton Gardens, W9

Clifton Villas, W9 Clifton Villas is a street in Maida Vale (Little Venice)

Clifton Villas, W9

Cooper House, NW8 Cooper House is sited on Lyons Place (St John’s Wood)

Cooper House, NW8

Crompton House, W2 Crompton House is a block on Hall Place (Little Venice)

Crompton House, W2

Crompton Street, W2 Crompton Street is a street in Paddington (Edgware Road)

Crompton Street, W2

Cuthbert House, W2 Cuthbert House is a building on Hall Place (Edgware Road)

Cuthbert House, W2

Cuthbert Street, W2 Cuthbert Street is a street in Paddington (Edgware Road)

Cuthbert Street, W2

Delamere Terrace, W2 Delamere Terrace runs beside the Grand Union Canal towpath (Little Venice)

Delamere Terrace, W2

Desborough Close, W2 Desborough Close was named after Desborough House which was demolished in the 19th century (Westbourne Green)

Desborough Close, W2

Dicksee House, NW8 Dicksee House is a block on Lyons Place (St John’s Wood)

Dicksee House, NW8

Douglas House, W2 Douglas House is a block on Maida Avenue (Little Venice)

Douglas House, W2

Dudley Street, W2 Dudley Street is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Dudley Street, W2

Edward House, W2 Edward House is located on Hall Place (Edgware Road)

Edward House, W2

Ellwood Court, W9 Ellwood Court is a two-storey block (Little Venice)

Ellwood Court, W9

Elnathan Mews, W9 Elnathan Mews is a street in Maida Vale (Maida Vale)

Elnathan Mews, W9

Enterprise House, W2 Enterprise House is located on Westbourne Terrace (Paddington)

Enterprise House, W2

Formosa Street, W9 Formosa Street leads northeast from Little Venice (Warwick Avenue)

Formosa Street, W9

Gaydon House, W2 Gaydon House is a 21-storey block containing 125 dwellings (Royal Oak)

Gaydon House, W2

Gloucester Gardens, W2 Gloucester Gardens is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Gloucester Gardens, W2

Hall Place, W2 Hall Place is a road in the W2 postcode area (Edgware Road)

Hall Place, W2

Hall Tower, W2 Hall Tower is a block on Hall Place (Little Venice)

Hall Tower, W2

Harrow Road, W2 Harrow Road is one of the main arterial roads of London, leading northwest out of the capital (Little Venice)

Harrow Road, W2

Hermitage Street, W2 Hermitage Street is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Hermitage Street, W2

Hethpool House, W2 Hethpool House is a block on Hall Place (Edgware Road)

Hethpool House, W2

Heywood House, W2 Heywood House is located on Hall Place (Edgware Road)

Heywood House, W2

Holy Trinity House, W2 Holy Trinity House is a building on Orsett Terrace (Paddington)

Holy Trinity House, W2

Howell House, W2 Howell House is a building on Hall Place (Edgware Road)

Howell House, W2

Howley Place, W2 Howley Place is a road in the W2 postcode area (Little Venice)

Howley Place, W2

Hurlingham House, W2 Hurlingham House is sited on Westbourne Terrace Road (Paddington)

Hurlingham House, W2

John Aird Court, W2 John Aird Court can be found on John Aird Court (Little Venice)

John Aird Court, W2

Kingdom Street, W2 Kingdom Street is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Kingdom Street, W2

Lampard House, W2 Lampard House can be found on Maida Avenue (Little Venice)

Lampard House, W2

Leo Court, W2 Leo Court is a block on St Mary’s Terrace (Little Venice)

Leo Court, W2

Lord Hills Road, W2 Lord Hill’s Road was at first called Ranelagh Road (Westbourne Green)

Lord Hills Road, W2

Lyons Place, NW8 Lyons Place is named for John Lyon (c.1511-92) who founded Harrow School (St John’s Wood)

Lyons Place, NW8

Macmillan House, W2 Residential block (Paddington)

Macmillan House, W2

Maida Avenue, W2 Maida Avenue is a street in Paddington (Little Venice)

Maida Avenue, W2

Marshall Building, W2 Marshall Building can be found on Hermitage Street (Paddington)

Marshall Building, W2

Mayne House, W2 Mayne House is a block on Hall Place (Edgware Road)

Mayne House, W2

Montgomery House, W2 Montgomery House is a block on Harrow Road (Paddington)

Montgomery House, W2

Munkenbeck Building, W2 Munkenbeck Building is a block on Hermitage Street (Paddington)

Munkenbeck Building, W2

North Wharf Road, W2 North Wharf Road is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

North Wharf Road, W2

Orsett Mews, W2 Orsett Mews is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Orsett Mews, W2

Orsett Terrace, W2 Orsett Terrace combined with Orsett Place to form one street in Paddington (Paddington)

Orsett Terrace, W2

Paddington Green, W2 Paddington Green is a surviving fragment of the original rural fabric of the area (Little Venice)

Paddington Green, W2

Paddington Square, W2 Paddington Square is a location in London (Edgware Road)

Paddington Square, W2

Park Place Villas, W2 Park Place Villas is a street in Paddington (Little Venice)

Park Place Villas, W2

Parsons House, W2 Parsons House is located on Hall Place (Edgware Road)

Parsons House, W2

Philip Court, W2 Philip Court is a building on Hall Place (Edgware Road)

Philip Court, W2

Pickering Terrace, W2 Pickering Terrace was later part of Porchester Road (Bayswater)

Pickering Terrace, W2

Porchester Road, W2 Porchester Road has existed under a series of names since at least the 1750s (Royal Oak)

Porchester Road, W2

Porchester Square, W2 Begun in 1850 and completed between 1855 and 1858, Porchester Square was one of the last areas of Bayswater to be built. (Royal Oak)

Porchester Square, W2

Porchester Terrace North, W2 Porchester Terrace North is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Porchester Terrace North, W2

Porteus Road, W2 Porteus Road is a road in the W2 postcode area (Little Venice)

Porteus Road, W2

Princess Louise Close, W2 Princess Louise Close is a street in Paddington (Edgware Road)

Princess Louise Close, W2

Ralph Court, W2 Ralph Court backed Peter’s Court in Porchester Road (Bayswater)

Ralph Court, W2

Randolph Mews, W9 Randolph Mews is a road in the W9 postcode area (Little Venice)

Randolph Mews, W9

Randolph Road, W9 Randolph Road is a road in the W9 postcode area (Little Venice)

Randolph Road, W9

Ranelagh Bridge, W2 Ranelagh Bridge is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Ranelagh Bridge, W2

Rosewood Walk, W2 Rosewood Walk is a location in London (Paddington)

Rosewood Walk, W2

Rowington Close, W2 Rowington Close probably dates from 1962 (Westbourne Green)

Rowington Close, W2

Sheldon Square, W2 Sheldon Square is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

Sheldon Square, W2

South Wharf Road, W2 South Wharf Road is a street in Paddington (Paddington)

South Wharf Road, W2

St Marys Mansions, W2 St Marys Mansions is a street in Paddington (Little Venice)

St Marys Mansions, W2

St Marys Terrace, W2 St Marys Terrace is a street in Paddington (Little Venice)

St Marys Terrace, W2

St Mary’s Square, W2 Saint Mary’s Square is a square in the W2 postcode area (Little Venice)

St Mary’s Square, W2

Stafford House, W2 Stafford House is sited on Maida Avenue (Edgware Road)

Stafford House, W2

The Battleship Building, W2 The Battleship Building is a block on Harrow Road (Little Venice)

The Battleship Building, W2

The Colonnades, W2 The Colonnades is in Porchester Square (Royal Oak)

The Colonnades, W2

The Toll House, W2 The Toll House is a block on Delamere Terrace (Little Venice)

The Toll House, W2

Trinity Court, W2 Trinity Court is a block on Gloucester Terrace (Paddington)

Trinity Court, W2

Warwick Avenue, W2 Warwick Avenue is split between the W2 and W9 postcodes (Little Venice)

Warwick Avenue, W2

Warwick Avenue, W9 Warwick Road was named in 1840, later to become Warwick Avenue in 1905 (Warwick Avenue)

Warwick Avenue, W9

Warwick Court, W9 Warwick Court is a street in Maida Vale (Warwick Avenue)

Warwick Court, W9

Warwick Crescent, W2 Warwick Crescent lies along a southern edge of the Little Venice Pool (Little Venice)

Warwick Crescent, W2

Warwick Place, W9 Warwick Place is a street in Maida Vale (Little Venice)

Warwick Place, W9

Waterside House, W2 Waterside House is sited on North Wharf Road (Paddington)

Waterside House, W2

Westbourne Court, W2 Westbourne Court stood at the corner of Orsett Terrace and Westbourne Terrace by 1938 (Paddington)

Westbourne Court, W2

Westbourne Terrace Mews, W2 Westbourne Terrace Mews is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Westbourne Terrace Mews, W2

Westbourne Terrace Road, W2 Westbourne Terrace Road is a street located in Little Venice that connects Blomfield Road in the north and Westbourne Bridge in the south. (Little Venice)

Westbourne Terrace Road, W2

Westway, W2 At its opening, Westway was the largest continuous concrete structure in Britain (Little Venice)

Westway, W2

Winsland Street, W2 Winsland Street is a road in the W2 postcode area (Paddington)

Winsland Street, W2

Wyatt House, NW8 Wyatt House is a block on Frampton Street (Edgware Road)

Wyatt House, NW8

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This photo from 6 August 1857 shows guests at the wedding at Westbourne Lodge, Paddington (Royal Oak) The wedding was of Florence Augusta Saunders, daughter of Charles Saunders, first general secretary of the Great Western Railway, with the Reverend Frederick Manners Stopford. Isambard Kingdom Brunel was amongst the guests. During the wedding, both Brunel and Saunders were able to experience trains running beside the wedding party along the railway which they had built. TUM image id: 1556886976 Licence:	The 1807 Hyatt map William Hyett produced an amazingly accurate map of the London countryside in 1807, using just pen and paper. An interior decorator with royal patronage, Frederick Crace amassed some 1200 printed and hand-drawn maps charting the development of the city and its immediate vicinity from around 1570 to 1860. A couple of these maps date from 1807 as William Hyett put pen and ink to paper and drew a remarkable accurate view of the then countryside around north and west London. Credit: British Library TUM image id: 1485272957 Licence:	Mrs Siddons’ house at Westbourne Green c. 1800 TUM image id: 1557227342 Licence:	Amberley Estate (2009) Credit: Wiki Commons/Panhard TUM image id: 1687170603 Licence: CC BY 2.0	The Bayswater Conduit in 1798. TUM image id: 1490459429 Licence: CC BY 2.0
Going Greek, Colindale Credit: IG/@going.greek TUM image id: 1583775118 Licence:	A GWR 4073 Class locomotive waits to depart Paddington Station, adjacent to Brunel’s cast-iron Bishop’s Bridge road bridge, in April 1962. Credit: Wiki Commons/Ben Brooksbank TUM image id: 1611679064 Licence:	Bayswater Road sign TUM image id: 1682605971 Licence:	The picture painted to show the opening of the Grand Junction canal in 1801 clearly shows the embankment over the valley of the former river Westbourne TUM image id: 1483566096 Licence:	The Royal Oak pub in Bayswater gave its name to the nearby station TUM image id: 1621895594 Licence:
Paddington Fire Station (c.1900) Credit: London Metropolitan Archives TUM image id: 1590751430 Licence:	Bayswater Road TUM image id: 1552860722 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Bourne Terrace - taken from Torquay Street. On the corner of Bourne Terrace is Saws Ltd at number 264 along with various blocks which no longer exist. Credit: Bernard Selwwyn TUM image id: 1483796732 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Chilworth Street, W2 TUM image id: 1483806751 Licence: CC BY 2.0	Lord Hills Road at the junction with Senior Street Credit: Historic England TUM image id: 1588433441 Licence: